Dimensions in Testimony
What questions would you ask a Holocaust survivor? Now is your chance to experience history in a new way with Dimensions in Testimony, the Nancy & David Wolf Holocaust & Humanity Center’s newest virtual intelligence exhibit at Union Terminal.
An extraordinary interactive experience.
The Nancy & David Wolf Holocaust & Humanity Center is one of ten museums in the world to feature this cutting-edge exhibit.
Using specialized recording and display technologies and next-generation natural language processing, Dimensions in Testimony allows visitors to ask two-dimensional displays of Holocaust survivors questions and receive responses in real time. Sponsored by the Harold C. Schott Foundation, this groundbreaking exhibit gives you the rare chance to engage in one-on-one conversations with survivors.
Pinchas' testimony will be available until Spring 2024.
Meet Pinchas Gutter
Pinchas Gutter was born in Lodz, Poland in 1932. Pinchas was born into a Hasidic family that could trace their roots back 400 years in Poland. His father and grandfather owned one of the largest wineries in the country. Prior to the war, Pinchas’ parents wanted to leave for Palestine (Israel), but Pinchas’ grandfather did not want them to leave. In 1939, Pinchas, along with his twin sister and entire family, fled to Warsaw, where they were confined in the Warsaw Ghetto. Pinchas’ father created a hiding place for them to escape from the deportations. During the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, they were captured and deported to Majdanek.
When the family arrived at the camp, Pinchas’ mother and sister were sent in a different direction than Pinchas and his father. He was soon separated from his father as well. He never saw any of them again. Pinchas was in a total of six camps and was finally liberated from Theresienstadt by the Soviet army on May 8, 1945. After the war, Pinchas was taken to an orphanage in England. He stayed in England for three years before moving to multiple other countries. In 1985, Pinchas immigrated to Canada with his wife and children. Pinchas is the first survivor to be featured as an interactive biography, paving the way for others to share their stories.
USC Shoah Foundation
Dimensions in Testimony is an initiative of USC Shoah Foundation to record and display testimony in a way that will preserve the dialogue between Holocaust survivors and learners far into the future. Collaborating within the project are Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center, with technology by USC Institute for Creative Technologies, and concept by Conscience Display.
Funding for Dimensions in Testimony was provided in part by Pears Foundation, Louis. F. Smith, Melinda Goldrich and Andrea Cayton/Goldrich Family Foundation in honor of Jona Goldrich, and Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center. Other partners include CANDLES Holocaust Museum and Education Center. Support for local testimonies provided by Bob and Lori Fregolle and the Jewish Foundation of Cincinnati.
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